Biographies

Mr. Douglas M. Pasquale is Non-Executive Independent Chairman of the Board of the Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. Mr. Pasquale has served as our Chairman of the Board since May 1, 2015, and as a director since November 7, 2011. Mr. Pasquale is Founder & CEO of Capstone Enterprises Corporation, an investment and consulting firm, since January 1, 2012. With the acquisition of Nationwide Health Properties, Inc. (NYSE: NHP) by Ventas, Inc. (NYSE: VTR) on July 1, 2011, Mr. Pasquale served as Senior Advisor to Ventas’s Chairman and CEO from July 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011. He also served on the Ventas Board of Directors from July 1, 2011 to May 18, 2017. Prior to Nationwide Health Properties’ acquisition, Mr. Pasquale served as Chairman of the Board of NHP from May 2009 to July 2011, as President and Chief Executive Officer of NHP from April 2004 to July 2011, and as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of NHP from November 2003 to April 2004. Mr. Pasquale was a director of NHP from November 2003 to July 2011. Mr. Pasquale previously served in various roles (most recently Chairman and Chief Executive Officer) at ARV Assisted Living, Inc., an owner and operator of assisted living facilities, from June 1998 to September 2003 and concurrently served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Atria Senior Living Group, Inc. from April 2003 to September 2003. Mr. Pasquale also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Richfield Hospitality Services, Inc. and Regal Hotels International—North America, a hotel ownership and management company, from 1996 to 1998, and as its Chief Financial Officer from 1994 to 1996. Mr. Pasquale serves as a director of: Alexander and Baldwin, Inc. (NYSE:ALEX), a Honolulu-headquartered real estate, materials & road paving and agribusiness company, for which he serves as chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

Mr. John V. Arabia is President, Chief Executive Officer, Director of Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. On February 14, 2011, Mr. Arabia is our President and Chief Executive Officer, or CEO, and a director. On February 14, 2011, we announced that we hired Mr. Arabia as Executive Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Chief Financial Officer, and on April 4, 2011 his employment began. On February 15, 2013, he was promoted to President, on February 19, 2014, he was appointed to serve as a member of our Board of Directors, and on January 17, 2015 he was promoted to President and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to joining Sunstone, Mr. Arabia served as Managing Director of Green Street Advisors’ (“Green Street”) real estate research team. Mr. Arabia joined Green Street in 1997 and created and managed the firm’s lodging research platform. Prior to joining Green Street, Mr. Arabia was a Consulting Manager at EY Kenneth Leventhal in the firm’s west coast lodging consulting practice. Mr. Arabia also serves on the Board of Directors of Education Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:EDR), a publicly traded real estate investment trust, or REIT, and one of America’s largest owners, developers and managers of collegiate housing. Mr. Arabia serves as chair of the nominating and corporate governance committee and as a member of the investment and oversight committee of the Board of Directors of EDR. He also serves as a director of the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) and its Real Estate Finance Advisory Council (IREFAC). Mr. Arabia, who earned a CPA certificate from the state of Illinois, holds an M.B.A. degree in Real Estate/Accounting from the University of Southern California and a B.S. degree in Hotel Administration from Cornell University.

Mr. Bryan Albert Giglia is Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President of the Company. Prior to his appointment to Chief Financial Officer in February 2013, Mr. Giglia served as Senior Vice President—Corporate Finance since March 1, 2010 and oversaw capital market transactions, corporate financial planning and analysis, and investor relations. Mr. Giglia joined the Company in March 2004 as a financial analyst, serving in the capacity of Director of Finance from October 2005 through February 2007. From March 2007 to February 2010, he served as Vice President—Corporate Finance. From August 1998 to August 2002, he served in a variety of accounting positions for Hilton Hotel Corporation. From August 2002 until joining the Company in March 2004, Mr. Giglia attended the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California, where he earned an M.B.A. degree. Mr. Giglia earned his B.S. degree in Business Administration from the University of Arizona.

Mr. Marc A. Hoffman is Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer of Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. Mr. Hoffman joined us in June 2006 as Vice President—Asset Management, and was appointed Senior Vice President—Asset Management in January 2007 and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer on February 18, 2010. For the twenty-seven years prior to joining Sunstone, Mr. Hoffman served in various positions at Marriott International, Inc., including General Manager of The Vail Marriott, General Manager of Marriott's Harbor Beach Resort and Spa, Marriott Market Manager for Fort Lauderdale, General Manager of The Ritz-Carlton Palm Beach (where under Mr. Hoffman's leadership, the hotel obtained the Mobil 5 Star Award), and most recently as Vice President and Managing Director of Grande Lakes Orlando, which included the 1,000-room JW Marriott, the 584- room Ritz-Carlton Resort and Spa and The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club. Mr. Hoffman holds an A.O.S. degree from The Culinary Institute of America and a B.A. degree from Florida International University.

Mr. Robert C. Springer is Executive Vice President, Chief Investment Officer of the Company. Mr. Springer joined us in May 2011 as Senior Vice President—Acquisitions. On February 15, 2013, he was promoted to Senior Vice President—Chief Investment Officer. Prior to joining Sunstone, Mr. Springer served as a Vice President in the Merchant Banking Division of Goldman, Sachs & Co. ("Goldman") and in the firm's principal lodging investing activity, which investments were primarily placed through the Whitehall Street Real Estate series of private equity funds, as well as the Goldman Sachs Real Estate Mezzanine Partners fund. Mr. Springer's involvement with these funds included all aspects of hotel equity and debt investing, as well as asset management of numerous lodging portfolios. Mr. Springer joined Goldman in February 2006. Prior to joining Goldman, Mr. Springer worked in both the feasibility and acquisitions groups at Host Hotels & Resorts from 2004 to 2006 and was integral to the closing of several large lodging deals. Mr. Springer started his career with PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP in the Hospitality Consulting Group from 1999 to 2004. Mr. Springer holds a B.S. degree in Hotel Administration from Cornell University.

Mr. David M. Klein is Senior Vice President and General Counsel of the Company. In April 2016, we announced that we hired Mr. Klein in this capacity and his employment began on July 1, 2016. Prior to joining Sunstone, Mr. Klein was a Partner in the Hospitality & Leisure group of Dentons, LLP, the world’s largest law firm, where his practice focused solely on the hospitality and leisure industry. Prior to joining Dentons, Mr. Klein held the position of co-founding Principal, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel of NYLO Hotels and Advaya Hospitality. At NYLO, Mr. Klein spearheaded the company’s joint venture capitalization with Lehman Brothers, as well as multiple debt facilities for all company-owned hotel properties. He also led the structuring of the joint venture capitalization of Advaya with Auromatrix, a large private Indian conglomerate based in Chennai, India. Additionally, he oversaw all corporate and legal matters related to both companies’ ongoing franchise, management, development, financing and corporate affairs. Prior to his roles with NYLO and Advaya, Mr. Klein was a partner in the Hospitality & Leisure group of Squire Sanders (Squire Patton Boggs). Mr. Klein received his J.D. degree from the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University and his B.A. degree from the University of California at Los Angeles.

Mr. W. Blake Baird is an Independent Director of the Company. Mr. Baird has served as a director since April 28, 2016. Mr. Baird co-founded Terreno Realty Corporation (NYSE: TRNO), and has served as chairman of its board of directors and its Chief Executive Officer since February 2010. Terreno Realty Corporation acquires, owns and operates industrial real estate in six major coastal U.S. markets. Mr. Baird was managing partner and co-founder of Terreno Capital Partners LLC, a private real estate investment firm, from September 2007 to February 2010. Mr. Baird served as President of AMB Property Corporation (NYSE:AMB) from January 2000 to December 2006. AMB, now Prologis, Inc. (NYSE: PLD), is a leading global developer, owner and operator of industrial \real estate. Mr. Baird also served as a director of AMB from 2001 to 2006 and chairman of its investment committee. Mr. Baird joined AMB as its Chief Investment Officer in 1999. Prior to that, Mr. Baird was a managing director of Morgan Stanley & Co., most recently as head of Real Estate Investment Banking for the Western United States. Mr. Baird spent 15 years at Morgan Stanley and Dean Witter, the last 11 focusing on real estate. Mr. Baird currently serves as a director of Matson, Inc. (NYSE:MATX), a Honolulu-headquartered ocean transportation and logistics company.

Mr. Andrew Batinovich is an Independent Director of Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. Mr. Batinovich has served as a director since November 7, 2011. Mr. Batinovich currently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Glenborough, LLC, a privately held full service real estate investment and management company focused on the acquisition, management and leasing of institutional quality commercial properties. In 2010, Mr. Batinovich led a private investor group in acquiring Glenborough, LLC and related real estate assets that were originally part of Glenborough Realty Trust, a NYSE-listed REIT, which was sold to affiliates of Morgan Stanley in 2006. From December 2006 to October 2010, Mr. Batinovich served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Glenborough, LLC, a company formed by an affiliate of Morgan Stanley to acquire Glenborough Realty Trust. In 1996, Mr. Batinovich co-founded Glenborough Realty Trust and was President and Chief Executive Officer and a director at the time of the sale in 2006. Mr. Batinovich was appointed President of Glenborough Realty Trust in 1997 and Chief Executive Officer in 2003. He also served as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer during his tenure at Glenborough Realty Trust.

Ms. Z. Jamie Behar is an Independent Director of Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. Ms. Behar has served as a director since October 26, 2004. From October 2005 through December 31, 2015, Ms. Behar was Managing Director, Real Estate & Alternative Investments, for GM Investment Management Corporation, or GMIMCo. She managed GMIMCo’s clients’ real estate investment portfolios, including both private market and publicly traded security investments, as well as their alternative investment portfolios, totaling approximately $12 billion at peak portfolio value. She was a member of GMIMCo’s Board of Directors, the Investment Management Committee, the Private Equity Investment Approval Committee and the Risk Management Committee. Ms. Behar also serves on the boards of: Gramercy Property Trust (NYSE: GPT), a publicly-traded real estate company that specializes in acquiring and managing single-tenant, net-leased industrial and office properties located in the U.S. and Europe, where she also serves as a member of the Board’s Audit and Investment Committees; Forest City Realty Trust (NYSE: FCE.A), a publicly-traded real estate company focused on acquiring, developing and managing mixed-use office and multi-family assets located across the U.S., where she serves as a member of the Board’s Audit and Corporate Governance & Nominating Committees; and Broadstone Real Estate Access Fund, a registered closed-end management investment company, operated as an interval fund, that invests in institutional quality real estate and real estate-related investments, where she serves as a member of the Board’s Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee. Ms. Behar holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Economics (B.S.E) from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, a Master’s in Business Administration (M.B.A) from Columbia University Graduate School of Business, and the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.

Mr. Thomas A. Lewis, Jr., is an Independent Director of Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. Until May 2014, Mr. Lewis has served as a director since May 2, 2006. Until May 2014, Mr. Lewis served as the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Realty Income Corporation, a NYSE-listed REIT, and had served as a member of the Board of Directors of Realty Income Corporation since September 1993. Mr. Lewis joined Realty Income Corporation in 1987 and served as Chief Executive Officer from 1997 until September 3, 2013. In 2000 and 2001, he also held the position of President. Prior to joining Realty Income Corporation, he was an executive with Johnstown Capital, a real estate investment company (1982 to 1987), an investment specialist with Sutro & Co., Inc. (1979 to 1982), and in marketing with Procter & Gamble (1974 to 1979). Mr. Lewis has more than 20 years of experience directing public and private capital markets and real estate transactions. Mr. Lewis serves as a director of Alexander and Baldwin, Inc. (NYSE:ALEX), a Honolulu-headquartered real estate, materials & road paving and agribusiness company, where he serves as a member of the Compensation Committee. Mr. Lewis holds a B.A. degree in Business Administration from Chaminade University of Hawaii.

Mr. Murray J. McCabe is an Independent Director of the Company. Mr. McCabe has served as a director since April 28, 2016. Mr. McCabe is currently a Managing Partner at Blum Capital Partners, L.P. and its affiliate Montgomery Street Partners, L.P., both investment firms, where he serves as a member of the Management Committees. His responsibilities include overseeing and managing real estate-related investment initiatives for Montgomery Street Partners, L.P., focusing on opportunistic equity investments. Prior to joining Blum Capital, Mr. McCabe worked at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from 1992 through August 2012. During his 20-year tenure at JPMorgan, Mr. McCabe held several positions in the Investment Banking Division, including Managing Director and Global Head of Real Estate and Lodging Investment Banking. In addition, Mr. McCabe served as a member of JPMorgan’s Mergers and Acquisitions Fairness Opinion Committee from 2001 to 2002, the Investment Banking Coverage Management Committee from 2010 through his departure in August 2012, and on the board of JPMorgan Real Estate Advisors during the same period. Mr. McCabe is a member of the advisory board for the Fisher Center for Real Estate and Urban Economics at the University of California at Berkeley, and is also an executive council member of the Real Estate Finance and Investment Center and serves on the REIT Investment Funds advisory board for the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas, Austin. He serves as a director of RREEF Property Trust, Inc., Columbia Property Trust (NYSE:CXP), and RREEF America REIT II Inc. Mr. McCabe holds a B.A. in Finance from the University of Texas at Austin.

Mr. Keith P. Russell is an Independent Director of Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. Since June 2001, Mr. Russell has served as a director since October 26, 2004. Since June 2001, Mr. Russell has been President of Russell Financial, Inc., a strategic and financial consulting firm serving businesses and high net worth individuals. Mr. Russell is retired as the Chairman of Mellon West and the Vice Chairman of Mellon Financial Corporation, in which capacities he served from May 1996 until March 2001. From September 1991 through April 1996, Mr. Russell served in various positions at Mellon, including Vice Chairman and Chief Risk Officer of Mellon Bank Corporation and Chairman of Mellon Bank Corporation’s Credit Policy Committee. From 1983 to 1991, Mr. Russell served as President and Chief Operating Officer, and a director, of Glenfed/Glendale Federal Bank. Mr. Russell also serves on the Board of Directors of Hawaiian Electric Industries (NYSE:HE), where he serves as a member of the audit committee, and serves on the Board of Directors of American Savings’ Bank, a subsidiary of Hawaiian Electric Industries, where he serves as chair of the risk committee and a member of the audit committee. Mr. Russell also serves as a member of the Board of Directors of KBS Growth & Income REIT, Inc. where he serves as the chair of the audit committee and as a member of the conflicts committee. From 2002 to 2011, Mr. Russell was a director of Nationwide Health Properties, Inc. (for which he also served as chair of the audit committee and a member of the nominating and governance committee). Mr. Russell has been a panelist at various conferences and seminars, addressing topics such as corporate governance and audit committee role. Mr. Russell holds a B.A. degree in Economics from the University of Washington and an M.A. degree in Economics from Northwestern University.

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